Malissa Lee Ann HIGDON
- Born: 16 Mar 1845, , , Missouri, USA 763
- Marriage: Isaac ROOT on 24 Dec 1863 in , Jefferson, Kansas, USA 762
- Died: 11 Nov 1924, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA at age 79 764
- Buried: Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 764
 Birth Notes:
Her obituary has Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, Kansas did not exist in 1845. I suspect she was born in Missouri Territory.
Death Notes:
From The Gospel Messenger, December 6, 1924
Root, Malissa Lee Ann, died at the home of her daughter in Wilmington, Calif. after a brief illness, Nov 11, 1924, aged 79 years, 7 months and 26 days. She was born at Lawrence, Kans. She married Isaac Root Dec. 25, 1863. They came to California about eighteen years ago and settled in Lomita where her husband died nine years ago. There were nine children, six of whom are living. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren for sixty-two years being active until her death. Services at Lomita by elders J. S. Zimmerman and B. F. Masterson. Burial in the Inglewood cemetery. J. M. Shively, Long Beach, Calif.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Census, 1870, Ozawkie Twp., Jefferson, Kansas, USA. 753
2. Census, 1880, Mound City, Holt, Missouri, USA. 754
3. Census, 1900, Cimarron Twp, Woods, Oklahoma, USA. 765 She had 9 children 6 living.
4. Moved, Abt 1906, Lomita, Los Angeles, California. 764
Malissa married Isaac ROOT, son of David ROOT and Catharine CRIPE, on 24 Dec 1863 in , Jefferson, Kansas, USA.762 (Isaac ROOT was born on 31 Jul 1844 in , Carroll, Illinois, USA 766 and died on 6 Sep 1915 in Lomita, Los Angeles, California 766.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
1. Alt. Marriage, 25 Dec 1863, , Jefferson, Kansas, USA. 762
Marriage Notes:
Root Higdon
December 24th 1868
I William Gish hereby certify that I jioned by marriage Isaac Root and Malissa Higdon both of Jefferson County Kansas the date above stated.
Filed Jan 12/1864 William Gish (the rest I can't make out) 767
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